Nami vs Poppy Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Support lane: Nami the support/mage hybrid, Poppy the tank/fighter hybrid. Over 704 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Nami closes out 43.9% of them. Sitting 6.1 points below the 50% line marks Poppy as a genuine problem pick for Nami.
Nami holds a 425-unit range advantage (550 to 125), and that shapes how the lane is traded out. Poppy wins only by collapsing the distance, which usually means a cooldown or a gank.
Because Nami is magic-based and Poppy physical-based, the counter-item is obvious but different for each. Before items it is 560 HP, 29 armour, 30 MR for Nami; 610, 35, 32 for Poppy. Poppy can afford to take the first exchange, sitting on 6 extra armour. Nami scales to 2056 health by 18 while Poppy reaches 2480. On autos alone the numbers read 54 AD for Nami and 60 for Poppy. There is a movement gap too: 335 for Nami, 345 for Poppy.
A missed Tidal Wave from Nami hands Poppy the window to land Steadfast Presence. Level six shifts things: Tidal Wave on one side, Keeper’s Verdict on the other.
704 games sit behind that figure, and it moves whenever Nami or Poppy gets tuned.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Poppy has the statistical edge. Nami wins 43.9% of the recorded games.
43.9% from Nami's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
704 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Nami build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Nami build page.